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Jack Andrew Olsen

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Portrait, Weekly News; 27 September 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait, Weekly News; 27 September 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Jack Andrew AWMM
  • Surname
    Olsen AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ41184 AWMM
    • WWII 41184 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    14 May 1918 RNZAF Biographies (R17845614) Napier, Hawkes Bay RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mr A. Olsen (father), 4 Haig Avenue, Dominion Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Wife: Mrs. E. I. Olsen of Addington AWMM
    • WW2 Father: Mr. A. Olsen of Auckland AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
    Lost on a transit flight AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Jack Olsen was the son of Angus Olsen and of Ethel Olsen (nee Ryan); husband of Evelyn Iris Olsen, of Addington, Christchurch.

    Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers.

    Attended St Joseph's School, Takapuna (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    20 August 1944 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Bourail Memorial, Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery, New Caledonia AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • Hi Uncle Jimmy...You were my Mother's lost at sea Brother. Your Father grieved for you as did your brother and sisters. I heard the story of your plane missing at sea during a storm you should never have been ordered to fly in...I never got to meet you! Your sister Dahgney, my Mother, lived till age 96 and never ceased to remember her little Brother. I brought her back from America to live her the last 4 years of her life in New Zealand. She was able to reconnect with your Brother Harry who passed away the following year in 2013...both had a long life that was stolen from you. I can only hope you had a quick passing and know that your family loved and missed you their whole lives. I will always cherish the funny stories I was told of your loving family and the little boy mischiefs you got into. Your loving niece, CarolLynne
    Public - CAROLLYNNE - Direct descendant - 3 August 2016
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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • The Weekly News AWMM
      The Weekly News 1944 AWMM
    • The Evening Post AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Na - Py. Archives New Zealand (R17845614) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743) AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Missing]. Archives New Zealand (R17845747) AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
26 December 2022KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher
03 August 2016CAROLLYNNEWaipu, Northland, New ZealandDirect descendant

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